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Quincy Whig

Location

Quincy, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Sep 28, 1917

Page

6

Fragmentary Quote About Women and Husbands

Nonsensical OCR fragment references a woman enjoying something about her husband and a cleartive apparatus, mentioning marriage and behavior. The readable bits offer no clear event or date to summarize.

Cuticura Clears Pimples On Detroit Woman

J Keslin of 1122 McDougall St Detroit describes severe face pimples that covered and burned for eight months. After two months of Cuticura Soap and Ointment use the itch eased sleep improved and the skin healed. Free samples offered by Cuticura Dept H Boston and products priced Soap 25c Ointment 25c and 50c.

J. Keslin McDougall St Detroit Mich Cuticura Dept. H. Boston

Sage and Sulphur Hair Darkening Remedy Ad

Advertisement promotes Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound for darkening gray hair. It claims natural, even color and a youthful look with simple application, available at drug stores for about 30 cents. It notes it is a toilet preparation and not a disease treatment.

Wyeth

Tell Your Wife Corns Lift Off

Freezone promises painless corn and callus removal with a few drops. The ad urges women to keep a tiny bottle on the dresser and notes instant drying and no irritation to surrounding skin.

Diversion for American Troops in France Proposed

American Field Headquarters outlines the need for more amusements for soldiers in France as money and opportunities tempt spending. A single novel circulates among company men. Y M C A huts provide phonographs and snacks, but extra wholesome diversions are urged to curb idle spending and boost morale.

Uncle Sam Jack France William the Conqueror

Soldiers' pay should be saved as sinking fund for mustering out

A speaker argues soldiers earning 30 dollars a month should have at least half saved at good interest to prevent wasteful spending when they reach civilian life. He warns against letting money fund risky town spending and urges officers to give soldiers a chance to save.

Paris

Col House Works To Gather Peace Data For Conference

Col E M House says he has been asked by President Wilson to collect data for the peace conference. He will coordinate with the State Department to assemble material valuable for the postwar settlement.

New York Col. E. M. Houses Wilson Col. House State Department

Seaplane Turned Cruiser Captures Dutch Merchant Ship

Three German seaplanes seized a Dutch merchant vessel off the Netherlands coast. A machine signalled the Gelderland to stop, a officer boarded, and the ship was driven to Zeebrugge under escort by German torpedo boats.

Flushing Netherlands Netherland Zeebrugge Gelderland Aero-Naval

Mexican paper backs central powers in wartime news

El Democrata of Mexico City admits it selects dispatches to favor the Austro German armies, arguing it is pro Mexican not pro German and that neutral Mexico should hear favorable central powers reports amid ally propaganda elsewhere.

Mexico City el Democrata Mexico

Versailles Social Notes Highlight Local Visits

W W McClain of Meredesia visited Versailles on Wednesday. Dr and Mrs H T Williams called on Jacksonville friends. Mrs Louisa Law of Carthage visits sisters Mrs John McCoy and Mrs Toe Myers. J M McCoy drove from Springfield to visit his father B A McCoy. Gweneth Chenoweth accompanied them home. Marie Metz grocery store sold at auction with Joe Bruce buying for 760 dollars. Ed Curran family and Lois and Charles Curran dined with Henry Easom family in Clayton. Rev Leo Howard assists Rev J M Judy at M E church revival growing in attendance.

W. W. McClain Meredesia Versailles H. T. Williams Jacksonville Louisa Law of Carthage John McCoy Toe Myers J. M. McCoy Springfield B. A. McCoy Gweneth Chenoweth Oliver Baker M. E. Church Leo Howard Whitehall J. MM. Judy Howard John E. Taylor Rowland Metz Joe Bruce Ed Curran Lois Charles Henry Easom Clayton

Moon's wobble cause found by Prof Lee at Mare Island

St Louis Sept 28 A new explanation for the moon's irregular motion is offered by Prof T J J Lee director of the Mare Island naval observatory. He attributes the wobble to optical and gravitational effects as the sun's electrodynamic waves are refracted by the earth, weakening solar gravity on the moon near Earth's shadow and improving lunar predictions.

ST. Louis T. J. J. Lee Naval Observatory Mare Island Cal See Montgomery City Earth Moon Lee Prof Simon Newcomb Newton Laplace Hill Newcomb Brown

Scientist Shares Gravitation Theory Report Worldwide

The author sends his discoveries to the Royal Astronomical Society in London and to scientific societies in Paris Stockholm and Edinburgh. He notes the difficulty of extracting footnotes from a shoe horn.

Royal Astronomical Society London Paris Stockholm Edinburgh

Socialist leader heads peace meeting in Burlington district

Burlington Iowa September 28 J I Schuirmann socialist led a country peace meeting defying orders from local officials and the U S Marshal. Officials had warned he would be arrested if another attempt occurred after a previous city meeting was halted by state authorities.

Burlington J. I. Schuirmann Ganethat Jown Marshal Jedo Ottumwa Mr. Schuirmann

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